by Jude Peppis-Clay | Sep 7, 2020 | Parenting
Last year, TJ and I hit some tricky territory. He began asking questions about why his mummy and daddy didn’t live together. Three-year-old TJ was wondering why his home life was slightly different to that of some of his friends. I had to explain separated...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Jul 6, 2020 | Parenting
2020 has been a year of surprises. No one expected the basic shit storm which has happened as a result of the pandemic. But – controversially or otherwise – it feels like the fog is lifting and things are getting a little bit back to normal/new normal. The most...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | May 7, 2020 | Parenting
It’s the show that everyone is talking about – BBC’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People. Sublime. Captivating. Achingly good. Perfect. That’s just some of the words which have been exchanged on WhatsApp as my friends and I discuss this beauty of a boxset. The...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Apr 22, 2020 | Parenting
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how coparenting in Coronavirus was going. I looked at the ups and downs of daily life with my four-year-old son through these most unusual of times. There had been trials, tribulations and plenty of tears – from both of us....
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Apr 4, 2020 | Parenting
We all knew that things were going to change dramatically – temporarily or otherwise – as the Coronavirus spread throughout the world. Fear and uncertainty crippled many of us – myself included – about what that would mean. The world has been united in the most...
by Jude Peppis-Clay | Mar 14, 2020 | Parenting
I count myself as a single parent. That’s because when I am looking after TJ, I am doing it solo. Singlehandedly. This is often without the presence of another human being. It’s definitely without the assistance of his dad in that particular place and time. But, for...
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